Odd leather smell
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So sorry to hear that your bag is one of the ones with the stink problem.Unfortunately I have just fallen victim to this situation :cry:
Rather than deal with it from my local store, I am wondering if I should take the bag to FSH or Madison (where the bag was purchased). Neither is convenient but I'm really looking for a replacement, being flexible on leather, size and style... I know a number of people here have suggested FSH, but is it possible in either store to get this resolved in a few days or is that wishful thinking? What I am most worried about is ending up with a store credit because I would never be able to use it in my local store.
TIA for any help
How did you come about finding this out? Did you perform the sun test or was is discovered by accident?
If you go to a large store (Madison, Beverly Hills) there is a chance they can swap it out on the spot. BH actually now can test the bag on site without shipping it to Paris with a UV lamp system they have had for the last few months. I think Madison has the same thing. You might consider calling to see if they can test it on the spot instead of shipping it to Paris, which takes over a month sometimes!
I am sorry. It is really an unpleasant thing. I hope you find a solution fast. Keep us posted. Crossing my fingers. [emoji259]
It's been awhile but I was finally able to get a replacement for my skunk bag. Since mine had been a special order they refused to replace it and instead gave me a store credit. Of course that is long LONG gone but got the call that basically the same bag had come in as normal stock. I'm so happy they kept my information current since this bag is sort of a grail and really difficult to find.
All good things.
All good things.
It's been awhile but I was finally able to get a replacement for my skunk bag. Since mine had been a special order they refused to replace it and instead gave me a store credit. Of course that is long LONG gone but got the call that basically the same bag had come in as normal stock. I'm so happy they kept my information current since this bag is sort of a grail and really difficult to find.
All good things.
So happy for you! Yay!
It's been awhile but I was finally able to get a replacement for my skunk bag. Since mine had been a special order they refused to replace it and instead gave me a store credit. Of course that is long LONG gone but got the call that basically the same bag had come in as normal stock. I'm so happy they kept my information current since this bag is sort of a grail and really difficult to find.
All good things.
Fantastic update!
Glad you got a replacement for your grail.
An SO that comes in as normal stock - another one of those regularly occurring Hermes mysteries!
No it wasn't a special order, just a normal stock bag that was the same color and hardware as the one I'd lost. I actually did have a special order bag that got sold out from under my feet but that's another story and another thread. And am not going into detail about it anyway. Hermes certainly does bring out the drama in our lives!
So happy you finally got your replacement bag audreylita!!! What color, hardware and leather if you don't mind me asking? I am always curious because it seems to me there were a few colors that were the most affected. Mine was a bambou Togo.
So glad you got your replacement bag. Hope this one will pass the skunk test.
I just can't believe your story, SO sold to somebody else but you. [emoji17][emoji17] hope they will make it up to you on this one too.
Really bad news over here -- one of my fiance's bags just exploded with skunk smell.
It's a So Kelly that we got in August 2013 (in Bleu De Galice -- I forget if it is togo or clemence though).
She rarely uses it so it has been in a cool closet (in dust bag and box) for pretty much the entire time. We were headed to dinner and got in the car -- and the smell was overwhelming.
Since then the bag has been sitting on the dresser in the bedroom, and I can smell the skunk all the way from the bed -- 5-6 feet away!
When people were talking many months ago about being unsure whether the bag was skunked or not -- let me tell you, you will seriously know (if it's like this one at least!).
When we get a chance, we'll go through all the bags for a sniff-test and then contact our SA for help. I'm optimistic all will go well... fingers crossed.
- Chris
It's a So Kelly that we got in August 2013 (in Bleu De Galice -- I forget if it is togo or clemence though).
She rarely uses it so it has been in a cool closet (in dust bag and box) for pretty much the entire time. We were headed to dinner and got in the car -- and the smell was overwhelming.
Since then the bag has been sitting on the dresser in the bedroom, and I can smell the skunk all the way from the bed -- 5-6 feet away!
When people were talking many months ago about being unsure whether the bag was skunked or not -- let me tell you, you will seriously know (if it's like this one at least!).
When we get a chance, we'll go through all the bags for a sniff-test and then contact our SA for help. I'm optimistic all will go well... fingers crossed.
- Chris
Holy Macaroni ~ for a lack of better words ~ that is horrible news! The fact that it's from August 2013 makes it even worse. Thought that most of the skunk bags came from the year 2014.
Hope that your SA works this out with you and that you receive a replacement SO K soon!
Keep us posted as to what happens, Chris.